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alana
Jul 16, 2015 rated it really liked it
Shelves: audiobook
Short stories aren't usually my jam, but I do love some Margaret Atwood. Bonus: she reads some of the stories in the audiobook!

Stone Mattress presents several characters in the later years of their life dealing with the mistakes of their youth, the deterioration of their bodies and minds, and the fears of frustrations of aging. Many characters also present feelings of anger, desire, or cunning that I don't usually associate with seniors (in my life or in books). Consequently, this collection re
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Lara
Nov 12, 2023 rated it liked it
These stories lacked the electricity of Atwood's other work. They're slightly strange but don't go as far as I would have liked them to. The men were all such easy targets too, so obviously awful. ...more
Marci
Jun 02, 2022 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
As per usual

Margaret Atwood is a master. She cannot bore, cannot disappoint. I have read (virtually) everything she’s written. I would read her shopping list.
Jessica
Sep 12, 2014 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: canada, short-story
Atwood's one of my favorite writers, and in reading this one, I realize that part of why is that her voice is always fresh and of-the-moment even as the themes she explores are eternal. Her gift for writing dialogue is perhaps under-appreciated, as well as an essential part of why her characters jump off the page even in short-story form. ...more
O'Rissa
Jun 21, 2014 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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Aline Ohanesian
Oct 30, 2014 rated it it was amazing
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Steph S
Apr 21, 2019 marked it as tbr-short-stories
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